Our Mission:The mission of the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (T/MI) is to gather and organize all that is known about successful volunteer-based, non-school tutoring/mentoring programs and apply that knowledge to expand the availability and enhance the effectiveness of these services to children throughout the Chicago region.

New. Videos added to Vialogue site with annotated comments. Here's one. By viewing the video on Vialogue you can see updates since the video was created in 2010. You can also add your own comments.

Visitthis page to see a library videos where Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC ideas are explained. Visit this pageto see videos done by interns working with T/MC and T/MI since 2005. See YouTube video list.

See illustrated PDF strategy essays on Scribd.com and Slideshare. Use these presentations in discussion groups as part of your own strategic planning.

Volunteers as Leaders

Does your volunteer-support strategy combine service with learning? Does it intend to convert tutors and mentors into leaders and capacity builders. This video is a recording of a flash animation created by University of Michigan Grad student to explain this concept. You can also view the video on this Vialogues site, with updated comments.